Parks in Japantown

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I’ve created a list of parks in Japantown, I’ve visited most of these parks in my list and I’m sure you will enjoy them as much as I did!

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Raymond Bernal Jr. Memorial Park
Address: N 7th St & Hedding Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Local green space with a children’s playground, unlighted softball field, restrooms & picnic grills.

Backesto Park
Address: 551 N 13th St, San Jose, CA 95112
Standard park offering spacious lawns plus a playground, sports fields, courts & a 1920s fountain.

Guadalupe River Park
Address: 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
Small city park offering a visitor’s center, a playground, a community garden & 2.6 miles of trails.

Ryland Park
Address: First Street & Fox Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110
Green space offering basketball courts, picnic areas & a playground alongside a pool & dog park.

Heritage Rose Garden
Address: 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
This manicured garden boasts a wide range of heritage, modern & miniature roses.

Plaza de César Chávez
Address: 1 Paseo De San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113
The Plaza de César Chávez is an urban plaza and park in Downtown San Jose, California, in Silicon Valley. The plaza’s origins date to 1797 as the plaza mayor of the Spanish Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, making it the oldest public space in Northern California.

Rotary PlayGarden
Address: 438 Coleman Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
Interactive & accessible children’s playground with slides, climbing equipment & seating areas.

St James Park
Address: N 2nd St, San Jose, CA 95112
St. James Park is a 6.8-acre park in downtown San Jose, California. Originally laid out as St. James Square in 1848, local newspapers dubbed the site a park in 1885, shortly after a fountain was installed in the center of the area.

John P. McEnery Park
Address: 310 W San Fernando St #286, San Jose, CA 95113

Monopoly in the Park
Address: 330 W San Carlos St, San Jose, CA 95110
Tiny park featuring a larger-than-life monopoly board, plus animal statues & benches.

Lenzen Park
Address: 458 N Morrison Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

Luna Park
Address: 702 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95112

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